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Contents: Road Tests – Aston Martin DBS (An angry 510-bhp V-12, a voluptuous shape, and room for two very fortunate souls); Audi A4 3.2 Quattro (Ingolstadt’s upsized small sedan now seats four real adults, and handles better too); Road Test Update: Ford Shelby GT500KR & Saab 9-3 Turbo X SportCombi (Be it via lobes or impellers, boost is the common denomonator for fun) First Drives – Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (At long last, Chevy makes a production Corvette that’s more powerful than a Viper); Lincoln MKS (A car to resurrect past glory? Well, this roomy, stylish V-6 sedan is a solid start); Acura TL (With high-tech features, 305 bhp and ingenious awd, the TL razzles and dazzles); Maserati Quattroporte S (We never met an extra 25 bhp we didn’t like…the 4-porte gets a 4.7-liter V-8) Departments – Your Turn; People, Places & Things; Tech Correspondence; Road Test Summary; PS Features – King For A Day: CTS-V vs. MS (Two hot shots, a brand-new racetrack and a grudge match between Cadillac and BMW); Long-Term Test (A BMW M3-fighter from the purveyor of Quiet and Cushy? That’s the Lexus IS F); The Italian Job (The Mile Miglia 2008: Brescia to Rome and back in a Bertone-bodied Alfa Sportiva); Ferrari Magic India Discovery (Sensory overload with exotics: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti (the car) and India (the country)) Columns – On The Road In With The New, Out With The Old ( 2009’s (Welcoming 2009’s best, brightest cars and a personal farewell); Ampersand Lotus Blossoms (Hethel presents the 276-bhp mid-engine Evora; we drive the new BMW 7 series); Side Glances Aerodynamics And Aero-Lack-O’Dynamics (An ode to streamlining and automotive aesthetics); Tech tidbits A Fuel-Cell Car In Our Driveway (Three days spent with Chevrolet’s hydrogen-fueled Equinox); Sport Clash Of The Worlds (Good ol’ boys Franchitti, Villeneuve, et al, in NASCAR, and how they’re faring); Pole Position You Can’t Get There From Here: (Total World Domination: Is it too much to ask from a driver?)
Issue: October 2008
Condition: Very Good